Podcast

Bridget Burns and Emilia Reyes: The Intersection of Gender and International Climate Policy

Bridget Burns, Director of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), and Emilia Reyes, Coordinator of Gender Policies and Budgets at Equidad de Género, speak about the intersection of gender and climate change, their roles in international climate change negotiations, and what they expect at this year’s U.N. Conference of Parties in Katowice, Poland. They were interviewed by Laura Brush (FES ‘19) and Liz Bourguet (FES ‘20).

Laurent Fabius: The President of France’s Constitutional Council on International Environmental Law

Laurent Fabius, President of the French Constitutional Council, visited Yale in September 2018. Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) spoke with President Fabius about several issues facing global environmental law today, including his vision to strengthen the legal links between national climate pledges and climate action.

#50: Diane Strauss

The Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) is a new program in partnership with the Center for Business and the Environment. Laura Brush (FES ‘19) interviews Diane Strauss, the Program Director of YISF, to learn more about this exciting new venture, her work, and how YISF is addressing challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions.

#49: Zach Wendling

Lucy Kessler (FES ‘18) sits down with Zach Wendling, the lead investigator for the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for a discussion about the relevance of the biannual global report, now in its 20th year. They explore what has changed over time with regards to international reporting on environmental issues, as well as what this year’s report reveals about the state of environmental regulation and progress. 

#48: Dan Esty

Dan Esty is the Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy (YCELP) and the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy. Dan sits down with Lucy Kessler, the YCELP Communications RA, to discuss his new article “Red Lights to Green Lights: From 20th Century Environmental Regulation to 21st Century Sustainability,” on the need to shift the approach toward environmental regulation to embrace a new sustainability strategy for the 21st century.

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